Saharan Frontiers: Space and Mobility in Northwest Africa

Author:   James McDougall (University of Oxford Princeton University, New Jersey Princeton University, New Jersey Princeton University, New Jersey) ,  Judith Scheele (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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9786613626301


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   08 June 2012
Format:   Electronic book text
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The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from Africa proper and isolates the countries of the Maghrib from their southern and eastern neighbors. Rather than viewing the desert as an isolating barrier, this volume takes up historian Fernand Braudel's description of the Sahara as the second face of the Mediterranean. The essays recast the history of the region with the Sahara at its center, uncovering a story of densely interdependent networks that span the desert's vast expanse. They explore the relationship between the desert's islands and shores and the connections and commonalities that unite the region. Contributors draw on extensive ethnographic and historical research to address topics such as trade and migration; local notions of place, territoriality, and movement; Saharan cities; and the links among ecological, regional, and world-historical approaches to understanding the Sahara.

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Author:   James McDougall (University of Oxford Princeton University, New Jersey Princeton University, New Jersey Princeton University, New Jersey) ,  Judith Scheele (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
ISBN:  

9786613626301


ISBN 10:   6613626309
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   08 June 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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